Games can build social identities

Game developers have made the a network between players to be interactive and allow them to great their own personality in the game with their character.

Either it's to create a social status within the game, such as rankings in guilds or team party: 

The exploration of the world:

Or the ability to choose the race, gender or profession of their character, by making them who they are or what they wish to be:

Playing and participating in playing MMO games, allow individual to meet potential friends who'd they have never probably met in person, but gain a friend through online, whether from joining a guild, a community or a friend of a friend. 
Games are not only build social status of individuals but also through the relationship build with other individuals, gamer's tend to find it help them with their lack of self-esteem by creating such as encouragement, a positive self-esteem, confidence, etc. (Paraskeva, Mysirlaki, & Papagianni, 2010)
[These pictures and videos are created by Liean Soo]